📔Templexity: The Untold Science of Ancient Indian Temples | Author Surendranath Bopparaju Podcast

📔Templexity: The Untold Science of Ancient Indian Temples | Author Surendranath Bopparaju Podcast

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(00:13) different science. What is a temple beyond faith? almost thousand years back 50,000 tons is the only example of temple. Square

(01:24) foreign speech. So differ. No Shiva temple has only temples. They used very big iron blocks. Biggest thing I would say is knowledge

(02:32) of science. Sir years. Yeah. first. So temples 2014 a resurgent India will come and we will

(03:40) have an opportunity to showcase our rich antiquity. There are two major issues. 10th class history has two sides. M one is astronomic science center. So imbalance that you know we are not taught a complete history.

(04:58) You have to fill this gap. Okay. If as a matter of fact, historical evidence, I need some evidence. Evidence. There is no other historical remains other than temples. So I had to choose temples to correct that historical narrative. >> Okay. that best reflects our past societies. research.

(06:17) So first database paintings, sculptural, general architectural view. First of all, Then I realized that every temple is

(07:34) showcasing the best of the societal knowledge and skill. It's not about faith. Absolutely not about faith. So multiple people but what is the real meaning of temple? Real meaning of temple is to provide an opportunity. can be used for architects, can be used

(08:49) for planets and can be used for even sculptors. So three levels of people. So that is why it was able to sustain on medieval temples were able to sustain. Economics basically economics everybody in the town or city or village had some role to play in the temple directly or indirectly. and Maya, Greek, Roman, Chinese Okay.

(10:00) Okay. foreign. the similarities. So deep rooted questions. What is a temple beyond faith? True. What is the temple beyond faith that societal priorities societal conditions societal priorities

(11:07) knowledge wisdom understanding of engineering the best of everything of a society has to be showcased somewhere. M >> so temple was a representative of that particular society that built them. >> Okay. So many skills are there. It is not easy. 350,000 tons 50,000 tons. Okay. Oh, so

(12:15) every temple is a challenge. Everybody who had a talent in the society. Okay. So temple sir 165 I covered only 158 in the temple book. Okay. 165 temples 165 temples architectural style everybody had their own architecture style it's not same means not allar Temples are exactly the same. They're different architectural styles distinct to each region.

(13:24) Topal tempering found is the Only example of gave out temples. Fourth category inverted temple. Okay. most of the finest temples that I have seen. So essentially a step inverted temple. So four different types

(14:41) of temple category wise in terms of architectural style. So architecture style different size different elements. They used what is called a false door to Cambodian temples. Okay, for example scenes

(15:52) and art, engineering, architecture subject It has to fit into one of the seven. Okay. Women in sculpture. Women in sculpture. Okay. Women in sculpture. Women. Okay.

(17:00) Dance and music. Music and dance. Mhm. Nature. Nature. is a very important subject. Okay.

(18:22) So first of all 250 years 250 Yes. The best is next. It took them 105 years to build that temple. 105 years temples. the best of the society.

(20:00) So it is not just discovering a stone special type of So in that society they were obsessed with music and dance. >> In some other temple you will see lot of vanity mascara eyebrows. So beautiful Strong temp.

(21:18) Okay. foundation. It is called raft foundation. Okay. Raftation is a unique engineering technique. >> Almost thousand years back society they had substantial amount of engineering expertise >> that they can build a 190 ft tall granite structure using just 5 ft foundation. >> 5T foundation >> enter structure was built in such a way that it acts like a rainwater harvesting.

(22:25) Oh, rain water harvest. Oh no. So, most of the temples were actually banks. Okay. >> They would issue money to people who need it. loan temple. So entire society expertise level everybody had that expertise and it was contributed to temple either in building the temple or in managing the temple. Everybody's involved.

(23:32) male or female. age group level. So 3 to four feet. Okay. level >> necessarily on top. So it almost like excluding children and other kids from watching it. Okay.

(24:40) age and maturity. But basic uh it was meant to show that the society uh had some norms, societal norms on them and what is acceptable and what is the taboo. to tell them that it is a important aspect of life. Please accept it and educate yourself. In case you are not aware the importance of it, okay, that means we are giving sacred status.

(25:48) like det basically engineering features. uh most of them are related to your capability to build a or design a toolkit for yourself. Now Indians were very good at metallergy. >> Okay. Only Indians knew how to harness zinc. Even 13th century, 14th century, every metal has a melting point and vaporizing point. Zinc problem 970°.

(26:57) Okay. >> So important. So I think they were able to realize all these features because we had fundamental knowledge of metallergy >> which helped them create design and create new tools. So but what I try to explore in my book is actually what went behind the scene. For example, creating this new tools really exceptional.

(28:02) Everybody who has a knowledge and a skill everybody had a chance to contribute their knowledge and wisdom. Okay. Some of them exist in parts. technically speaking I would say is the oldest Buddhist Hindu. So 350 BC is

(29:09) if you ask me a living temple living temple this is this is the oldest living temple very unique this is the only temple Okay, that is very unique only temple where Shiva is appearing in a humanite form and generally no Shiva temple has erotica. Oh, only so and it's a very simple man powerful but

(30:15) simple manishn >> the grandeur is all belongs to Vishnu including >> that's why no Shiva temple have not seen one piece of sculpture depicting 100% when I say something it's an inference and two differences. We are happy about the food we eat. We are happy about uh our education. We are happy about the work we do.

(31:06) Okay. Openminded liberal society Beautiful. Mhm. So over a period of time almost even now we can see clearly all the features. True. Hindu temple.

(32:15) No doubt. Largest to biggest, widest, tallest. Some are designed to be large. Some are designed to be big. Some are designed to be wide. >> So pre-planned. Obviously, it is pre-planned. >> Okay. >> Ankorwat is certainly largest in terms of area. M in terms of sculptural density. So each one has a unique feature.

(32:51) So largest. Okay. in terms of outer dimensions 30 by 40 30 ft by 40 ft. So circumference 30 + 30 60 + 80 140 Okay. 30x 40 dimensions 1.2 kilometers of sculptural density. Total length of the temple within 30 by

(33:56) 40 is 1.2 2 km 1200 m 3600 ft. So they went up to 1.2 Kilome. Okay. Generally speaking 9th to 13th temple building temple. generally started by dynasty. Okay.

(35:10) >> I say let us go wide and create architectural masterpiece. >> So we focus they focus more on sculptural density. So Hinduism, Janism, Buddhism most common >> from a technical point of view, technical point of view concept is common English. Seventh around seventh century different concept main temple.

(36:35) main temples 9th century 10th century 11th. So everybody has a place in the temple. So yeah construction most first of all beautiful. Mature pyramids. Okay, it's called stepper pyramid unique feature is a very unique feature. Plus most of

(37:44) the temples. Okay. marble. So architecture level of detail in the sculpture also varies depending on the architectural style. The best marble of course marble. Next soap stone. Okay. >> The most most beautiful amazing detail. But because it is also got to do with some stone, level of detailing in that particular stone also is very unique.

(39:01) This is more to do. Egyptian first concept evidence. Okay. every year and ancient temples, medieval temples

(40:10) ancient temples only medieval temples. There is there are no seriously ancient history anything after Alexander is medieval. So something like 331 BC. So most of the temples we have today when it was started temple start. Okay. So mostly weather will have sever.

(41:21) So stone based temples which are earliest is 350 BC and the last one I have seen is 1730 and precision engineering. related subjects. What you are talking about is only one of them. Okay. Six hexagon shaped laser

(42:43) 0.1 mm precision 0.1 mm. So they had extreme capability to use metal energy and design very high precision tools. For example, first of all, they're very sharp and they're very unique and they are very refined. Le turned pillar center. L A H. Okay. Different sizes of diamond. Diamonds. Diamonds. Diamonds. Each diamond will make a small hole

(43:56) curve in the stone. So it takes about so different levels of depth. Okay. So different set of dimension and feature that I want to realize in a particular story. None of the temples have none of the temples have martr. Okay. without any lime or >> so they used a unique technique called

(45:05) to realize these beautiful features. Okay. But otherwise there is no no adive used. Most of them are engineering structures built in such a designed in such a way that is called that is called emptiness. That is called optical illusion. So

(46:15) meaning just creative minds. M true meaning. If you look at the glory ofology, none of these are showcased in our temples. >> If you look at a medieval temple almost 1600 years back,

(47:19) 1600 years back. M astronomy. So many temples have showcased some equinox. >> All the knowledge and skills of that society were substantially showcased encapsulated in a temple. temple I would say that is the most biggest difference today doesn't represent the society and temple have become different now >> whereas in medival temple is so closely coupled with societal status and priorities and knowledge and skill and wisdom exactly >> everything was brought together.

(48:20) Correct. Yeah. differentience. Seeific they had amazing talent scientific temperament. Biggest thing I would say is knowledge of science observation. observation to some extent they attribute that to meditation >> and fundamental knowledge. So even applications of that knowledge >> they're able to master that concept of against the wind.

(49:19) >> So it's a question of how to design a flag in such a way using appropriate metals or whatever that will make sure that it will go against the wind. M basal power. You don't need devotional power to run a lamp. Okay. Okay. Garlic.

(50:35) No, it is designed. Interesting concept. >> Human being is very uncomfortable with a variable. Okay. >> Always he wants constant. So basically variables and cons. So, okay.

(51:46) Oh, no. Oh no. So, so civil engineering masters Master builders even 2000 years we are able to retain the gloss glossy nature of the polish almost 10th century 1500

(52:58) So they had they have they have substantial amount of knowledge and skill to realize any engineering feature that a king is likely to throw at them. sixth century. Okay. That used to produce around 10,000 people per year. >> 10,000 people. Okay. Complete. M. So same gold basically.

(54:15) closest concept to a mountain. Okay. To give a feel of that mountain. So it is to replicate a mountain like structure. So 10% Indian history. Okay.

(55:43) So, destruction happened but uh many temples were rebuilt. M >> rebuilt and many of them were protected by so-called kings like okay generally invasions largely happened in north India and south India was protected by geographical benefit advantage and very strong kings who did not allow muggles to penetrate the southern tip of India.

(56:25) Most of them have survived here. >> But they could not destroy. It takes it took them so much time to destroy one temple. They decide not to destroy it. brick obviously this is made up of >> stone. >> Okay. >> So less than 1 mm less than 1 mm gap. >> So you'll always think they're actually contin structures actually request structures.

(57:14) Refined polish is done so well. So if you want to really understand in depth please read my book. Okay. Most unique in the best to visit for every top rating is I divided the entire art into seven different parts, daily life, erotica, nature, personal, >> women in sculpture.

(58:19) So if there is one temple which has all the seven, I call it a special temple. Okay. All seven themes are themes that I proposed in my book you can see them in temples. So for me it is special because definitely there is a reason to believe that they used iron beings across the structure >> stability foundation is one one important aspect of a temple.

(59:21) Uh so they used very big iron blocks in the construction. So >> otherwise there's no need for using such kind of so basic conclusion they were using one powerful magnet on the top and they were using another magnetic magnet at the bottom and between them there was a surya idol of surya >> hanging between in the air and matter.

(1:00:08) So floating in the air. You can have a huge idol which will be some he's hanging also is a seashore. >> So general story is >> it was disturbing the ship's movement. So magnet. >> Yeah. They were not able to locate compass correctly directions. Okay. So

(1:01:18) basically festival it is a celebration of a celestial event festival system. So someone someone basically as a part of our respect for nature again we celebrate every celestial event >> so every festival actually is a celestial event celebrating the celestial event in the universe Okay. Example. Okay. So, okay.

(1:02:32) So that is how we celebrate. So we are celebrating one more celestial event and for us everything is God. >> For us nature also is God. But in the scientific connection very rare crackers every year. exist. We believe that they come here, they enjoy, they stay here and then they go back and when they go back.

(1:03:38) So this is the reasoning behind firecrackers. Oh no. Okay. But day by day. So language first of all Okay. Main reason.

(1:05:17) Okay. So government schools, government schools. Mhm. reason I want to promote

(1:06:30) for soy. Hyderabad it's all adaptation of different scripts even so definitely every regional language has its own flavor language except Tamil So basically it is a process of

(1:07:33) evolutionary process. It's a process of making language easier for people to read and write. Sanskrit was considered a tough language from a grammar point of view. So language of course reading habit reading habit we should inculcate reading habits among young formative years formative years. Roughly 3 to four years 11 years 7 years reading

(1:08:44) JP Definitely will take revival. No doubt. spontaneous. First of all, poetry is strictly guided by grammar. Number one. Number two, every poet should have substantial knowledge of Morechech.

(1:10:24) So So, you don't know what happened. foreign. So,

(1:11:52) so my sgest is More speech. for foreign.

(1:13:26) More nice. Okay. extra dimension speciality. I know. forone.

(1:15:02) So addition dimension so important interesting concept. It is called parallel worlds. My next book will be called parallel worlds. Parallel worlds. parallel world. So Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman,

(1:16:16) Hindu. Chinese. So I want to bring about and clear. Okay. There is something called continity in civilization. If you look at Indian traditions, for thousands of years almost

(1:17:23) 3,000 years back if you look at all other parallel words Greek Roman same god of education wisdom love and other things so she was woripped only up to first or second century AD. God of love, wonder, God of thunder, God of lightning, God of rain, God of sun, Egypt was very rich. They had oh more than 100 gods and goddesses.

(1:18:06) >> Okay. only only civilization that has survived the test of time is India. Okay. The continuity of tradition of tradition and next books. Okay. Deep insights into Yeah. And one final question. My suggestion to everyone is nothing to beat a reading habit. First first advice is please inculcate reading habit and please read books. Don't open a screen.

(1:19:02) >> There's a lot of difference between reading a book and reading it on screen. Second is time management. >> You have to discover your you have to discover your passion and pursue that passion. 2014 patience the third important aspect is patience. So reading the book habit. Second of time management. Three is discovering your passion which is very important.

(1:19:43) And fourth I would say is do not lose the connection with nature. >> It needs persistence. It needs lot of patience and observation. >> Nature can give you lots of clues. So these four will be the main four pieces of building blocks that has brought me to this stage today. But thank you so much sir. And please do subscribe our channel talks for more updates. This